‘It Is So Annoying’—Frugal People Want You To Know They’re Not Rich Or Poor, They’re Just Saving For What Truly Brings Them Joy

Frugal people are tired of the assumptions. Many of them live with intention, making careful spending choices to prioritize long-term goals, not flashy lifestyles. But often, when someone sees a single high-quality item, a designer bag, a kitchen remodel, a trip abroad, they jump to the conclusion that the person must be rich. 

And that’s what set off a recent post on Reddit’s r/Frugal, where one frugal person vented about a common experience: being labeled “rich” just for owning one nice item. “I absolutely hate it when people see ONE expensive thing with a person, like a nice watch or nice crockery or a box of caviar and immediately go, ‘Oh you must be rich.’ It is so annoying.”

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The thread revealed that many people living modestly day to day are simply prioritizing their money in ways others don’t always understand. One person summed it up like this: “Live rich, don’t look rich. They’re two different things.”